Varaha Purana 1.4: Adhyaya 1, Shloka 4
Praise of Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Foundational Questions
धरण्युवाच। कल्पे कल्पे भवानेव मां समुद्धरते विभो। न चाहं वेद ते मूर्तिं नादिसर्गं च केशव॥ १.५ ॥
dharaṇy uvāca | kalpe kalpe bhavān eva māṃ samuddharate vibho | na cāhaṃ veda te mūrtiṃ nādisargaṃ ca keśava || 1.5 ||
Dharani (Ziemia) rzekła: „W każdym eonie, o potężny, ty sam ponownie mnie unosicie. Lecz nie znam twojej postaci, o Kesawo, ani pierwotnego stworzenia.”
Dharanī (Pṛthivī / Earth)
FAQs
It situates the Varāha Purāṇa within a common Purāṇic cosmology of repeating world-cycles (kalpas) and frames the text’s signature theme—Earth’s restoration—through a formal dialogue between Earth and Viṣṇu.
No specific terrestrial location is named in this verse; the focus is cosmological (kalpa cycles) rather than a particular sacred site or region.
Rather than issuing a direct moral rule, the verse foregrounds a philosophical theme: humility before cosmic processes and recognition of stewardship/restoration as a recurring responsibility within the narrative of Earth’s preservation.
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